A Different Type of Dementia Is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline NYT: Science By:Pam Belluck and Morgan Hornsby 29 November 2025 at 11:47 On its own, LATE dementia is less severe than Alzheimer’s, but in combination, it makes Alzheimer’s symptoms worse, scientists say. © Morgan Hornsby for The New York TimesDoctors told Ray Hester he was in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s, but a brain scan revealed instead he had LATE dementia. “There’s a certain amount of relief knowing that it’s not Alzheimer’s,” his wife, Sandy, said.
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